#artist-activism

#artist-activism

We demand that the amateurs in control of the ICE social media account take it down. It ain't funny, this song means a lot to us and other people, and you don't get to appropriate it without a fight. Also, go fuck yourselves.

The Irish government will give 2,000 artists unrestricted weekly stipends in a program officials described as a "recognition, at government level, of the important role of the arts in Irish society." After a successful three-year pilot, the Irish government made its basic income program for artists permanent. Similar pilots have been launched here in the United States, but they're supported primarily by the nonprofit sector.

Photographer Janette Beckman and curator Julie Grahame have organized a one time fundraiser for the ACLU that showcases images of musicians who have recorded protest songs or are known for their activism. Forty-three photographers have donated images of 50 artists, from John Lennon to Nina Simone to Bad Bunny, and 100% of the profits will go towards the ACLU and their efforts to protect equality, freedom and rights.

Across the US, in the streets and in their studios, artists and arts workers are resisting the cultural crackdown instigated by President Donald Trump. A joint statement calling for "collective courage" and affirming a commitment to "artistic freedom and independent thought", organised by the National Coalition Against Censorship and the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at the New School in New York, had gathered nearly 1,000 signatures in just two weeks after its release at the end of August.